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      03-11-2014, 04:29 PM   #23
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The 3 series is generally a car that flies under the radar, even the M3. I've never had anyone stare at me, unless they pulled up next to me at the light after I cut them off.
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yep - that's where all the stares come from.

95lb chick that looks like she's in high school driving a fire breathing muscle car...
LOL - you do realize that it only puts out 470 hp / 470 tq on a car that is over 4100 pounds? I don't think I'd necessarily term that "fire breathing"....

0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?
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yep - that's where all the stares come from.

95lb chick that looks like she's in high school driving a fire breathing muscle car...
LOL - you do realize that it only puts out 470 hp / 470 tq on a car that is over 4100 pounds? I don't think I'd necessarily term that "fire breathing"....

0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?

You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?


335i guys, I swear...
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You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?


335i guys, I swear...
I always laugh at that too. I have friends that have sub 3-second cars. I ask them what the point is? So you can merge quicker on the highway? Switch lanes quicker when you're stuck in traffic? Back out of a parking spot faster?

Let's face it: there are no "slow" cars out there anymore. Hell, even the lowly 328i does 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. PLENTY.
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      03-11-2014, 05:59 PM   #28
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Things appear to make much more sense.
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I always laugh at that too. I have friends that have sub 3-second cars. I ask them what the point is? So you can merge quicker on the highway? Switch lanes quicker when you're stuck in traffic? Back out of a parking spot faster?

Let's face it: there are no "slow" cars out there anymore. Hell, even the lowly 328i does 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. PLENTY.
You're funny.
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You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?


335i guys, I swear...
Yeah, like 4.6 is slow?

Less than 5% of new model cars on the road are capable of breaching 5 seconds 0-60 even now. That's pretty quick.
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yea people stare at me and wonder who's driving that piece of shit clunker?! I park in the back at work not because I don't want my car dinged but because all the front spots are taken up by Ferraris and Bentley's oh but yea my 328i is as cool as a Ferrari though just sayin
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I notice people stare at me when I stare at them. I don't understand this logic.
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0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?
don't underestimate 470ftlbs of torque, my friend....

this car even on street tires will go 4.0-4.2....

my RT is the slow POS...it can only go 5.3...

I've gone 4.9 but it was 38 degrees outside
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Yeah, like 4.6 is slow?

Less than 5% of new model cars on the road are capable of breaching 5 seconds 0-60 even now. That's pretty quick.
yeah, not many $43K cars that can go under 4.5 seconds zero to sixty.

this car even uses a dated 5speed AMG transmission with shitty 3.06 gears...

somehow, it still works...
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u dont drive an exotic, so just settle down sally.
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I get stared at all the time.


Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.
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I get stared at all the time.


Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.
Same here bro...especially when I go top down while picking my nose.
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I don't know why people do it, but they stare at me when I am tuggin on myself.

I mean let me play with myself in peace...
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For some reason people only seem to stare at me when I'm stopped at a light with the windows down drinking from a juice box.

Any other time its all good.


And my point was that 4.6 seconds isn't what I would term "fire-breathing". Its fast, I didn't say it wasn't...its just the terminology used which made me chuckle.
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I get stared at all the time.


Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.
I would really like to see an illustration of this. You are slacking...
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I don't know why people do it, but they stare at me when I am tuggin on myself.

I mean let me play with myself in peace...
I get this too! I mean, it's my car, you don't need to look at me while I'm in it regardless of what I'm doing.
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I would really like to see an illustration of this. You are slacking...
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If everyone is staring at you, you need to cut down on the marijuana.
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